Wednesday, May 30

What stories do you like? What ways do you like to engage
with stories? The answers to these
questions vary widely from person to person.
You may like to read romance stories, while others like to watch comedic
ones on TV. Others prefer the
storytelling in music.

How about this: Why do you like stories? What is it about story that is so important
to us that we have created so many forms of storytelling? Tales at the water cooler, gossip magazines
in the grocery store isle, entire stores filled with books, and large rooms
where you sit and watch a screen while surrounded by strangers are all venues
for stories. Why? This is the question
that Jonathan engages with in his book.

Tuesday, May 22

This is a first for me.While I’ve reviewed movies before, I’ve never reviewed just the
screenplay. Last week I decided that I
should read more screenplays.I read a
lot of novels and non-fiction books, but if I want to write screenplays, then I
should be reading screenplays, both professional and amateur.While I won’t review all of them, Martha Marcy May Marlene left me with a
lot of varied thoughts.I have not seen
the film.

Martha is a young woman who became entangled in a cult.She was welcomed into the community and
greeted with kindness.Though it was a
lifestyle new to her, she seemed to quickly grow into it.Growing into the cult further began to reveal
a darker side.Though she had made the
cult her life, Martha realized she could not stay.So she runs away, and when she does so, she
fears for her life.